Au Pair / Nanny (After-School Care)

Steady household work in a guesthouse with family quarters in Tzaneen, with clear days and hours agreed upfront. Someone who likes a bit of variety, but also likes doing things the right way, will enjoy this.

This post is Tzaneen-based, with most of your time spent at a guesthouse with family quarters. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Dust furniture, ornaments and skirting boards
• Wash, hang, iron and fold the household's laundry
• Clean bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living areas on a weekly rotation
• Wash dishes and keep the kitchen tidy after meals
• Water indoor plants and feed pets
• Change bed linen and make beds
• Get children ready for school and supervise homework in the afternoon

• Able to speak and understand basic English
• Able to handle a full-day physical routine
• Willing to follow the family's house rules and routines
• Neat, organised and able to work without being supervised

• Paid annual leave and public holidays as the law requires
• Registered for UIF and COIDA by the employer
• Transport money for live-out staff
• Written contract with fixed hours and duties

• Say plainly what you can and cannot do: cooking, ironing, childcare, driving. It avoids arguments later and families like honesty.
• Families hire on trust, so make references your strongest part. Write the employer's name, suburb, years worked and phone number for each one.